Post Graduate Awards

Postgraduate Student Awards

The Institute offers awards for postgraduate students whose research projects are associated with nuclear science, or its applications, and require access to the unique national facilities at the Lucas Heights Science & Technology Centre.

2008 Applications 

2008 Applications have closed.

Post-graduate Research Awards are offered by the Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE) for suitably qualified persons wishing to undertake studies in AINSE's field of interest for a higher degree at a member university of AINSE. Applications will be received up to 15 April 2008. Applications for PGRAs will also be considered, as in past years, where the research aligns with the broad spectrum of research foci supported by AINSE.  A full list of over 100 major and minor facilities facilities is available on request.

Applications are particularly encouraged in fields which are related to the research activities of the Australian Nuclear Science & Technology Organisation (ANSTO) at Lucas Heights, Australia.

• Research Supplements are the principal form of award and are offered to scholars who are (or will be) in receipt of an Australian Postgraduate Award (APA) or equivalent scholarship.
• Supplement Stipend: $7,500 pa
• The award also provides $5,500 pa for costs involved in using the facilities and services at Lucas Heights. Certain travel and accommodation costs to enable students to work at Lucas Heights are also provided.
• Responsibility for establishing taxation liability lies with the recipient.
• Candidates for an AINSE Postgraduate Research Supplement must be nominated by the Australian or New Zealand university where PhD enrolment is held or proposed for tenure commencing before 30 June of the year of application. The university must be a member of AINSE.

Application Form and Guidelines for 2008

• Online Application Form  
• Guidelines 
• Conditions and Procedures (PDF)

Postgraduate Research Awards at ISIS

Applications for a postgraduate research award will be considered from postgraduate students wishing to do research at ISIS. The postgraduate award will be modified to provide additional support for travel to and accommodation while conducting experiments at ISIS as follows. This subsidy will be $7,000 per annum; there will be no ANSTO facility costs. For award applications to access ISIS there is no requirement to have an ANSTO cosupervisor. All other conditions relating to postgraduate awards remain unaltered.

Enquiries and Further Information:

University Postgraduate Awards Offices
or
The Executive Secretary
AINSE
PMB 1
MENAI  NSW  2234
Phone: (02) 9717 3436 or (02) 9717 3376
Fax: (02) 9717 9268
Email: ainse@ansto.gov.au